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THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES CALLED<br/>
<span class=large>GENESIS</span>
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CHAPTER 16
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Sarai gives Hagar to Abram as his wife—Hagar flees from Sarai—An angel commands Hagar to return and submit herself to Sarai—Hagar bears Ishmael.
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Now</span> Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 21: 21; Abr. 1: 22 (21-22); Abr. 2: 21.">Egyptian</a>, whose name <i>was</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/16/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 21: 9; Gal. 4: 24; D&C 132: 34 (34, 65).">Hagar</a>.
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And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gal. 4: 22 (21-31); D&C 132: 34, 65.">maid</a>; it may be that I may obtain children by her.  And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
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And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
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&#182; And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
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And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong <i>be</i> upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 30: 1; 1 Sam. 1: 6 (1-20).">despised</a> in her eyes: the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> judge between me and thee.
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But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid <i>is</i> in thy hand; do to her <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/6a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB that which is good in thine eyes.">as</a> it pleaseth thee.  And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
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&#182; And the angel of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 20: 1; Gen. 25: 18; Ex. 15: 22.">Shur</a>.
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And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou?  and whither wilt thou go?  And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Angels.">angel</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/16/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Submissiveness.">submit</a> thyself under her hands.
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And the angel of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto her, I will multiply thy <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/10a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Seed of Abraham.">seed</a> exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
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And the angel of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto her, Behold, thou <i>art</i> with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/11a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE God hears.">Ishmael</a>; because the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath heard thy affliction.
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And he will be a <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/12a" mark="a" type="Q" title="HEB wild ass (metaphorical here for freedom-loving; probably a nomad); Gen. 21: 20; Moses 6: 38.">wild</a> man; his hand <i>will be</i> against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
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And she called the name of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
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Wherefore the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 24: 62.">well</a> was called <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/16/14b" mark="b" type="D" title="IE The well of him who liveth and seeth me.">Beer</a>-lahai-roi; behold, <i>it is</i> between Kadesh and Bered.
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&#182; And Hagar <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/16/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 21: 9; Gen. 25: 12.">bare</a> Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/16/15b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 21: 3 (2-3); 1 Chr. 1: 28.">Ishmael</a>.
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And Abram <i>was</i> fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
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